Pure gold (99.9 per cent purity) also moved up by the same amount to end at Rs 29,575 per 10 grams compared to Rs 29,490 earlier.

Silver (.999 fineness) climbed up by Rs 25 to conclude at Rs 38,725 per kg as against Rs 38,700 yesterday.

Overseas, gold eased from yesterday’s 3-1/2 month peak as the dollar edged higher ahead of key US non-farm payrolls data that will be closely watched for clues on the outlook for Federal Reserve policy.

Spot gold was down at USD 1,317.41 an ounce in early European trade, off Thursday’s high of USD 1,325.86. US gold futures for February delivery were down at USD 1,318.60.

Spot silver was down at USD 17.16 after touching its highest in more than six weeks at USD 17.27 in the previous session.